Local servicesHospitalProvident Hospital of Cook County1.3 miPost officeHenry W McGee Post Officeunder a mileTown hallChicago City Hall4.6 miPoliceChicago Police Department Headquarters1.2 miFire stationChicago Fire Department District 5 Station 17under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi46 schools18 elementary, 13 high, 15 otherSchoolHoly Angels Catholic Schoolunder a mileElementaryJames Farmer Jr Elementary Schoolunder a mileElementaryJackie Robinson Elementary Schoolunder a mileCollegeIllinois Institute of Technology Mies Campus1.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportChicago Midway International Airport MDW7.9 miInterstateI-551.6 miUS highwayUS 41under a mileAmtrakUnion Station CHI4.5 miSubway43rdChicago Transit Authority (CTA)under a mileCoachChicagoJefferson Lines4.3 miTransit148 stops within a mileChicago Transit Authority (CTA)Sources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 60653 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 13 min5:15 am – 8:28 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 8 min7:14 am – 4:22 pm
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People34,608 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 36.116,833 householdsMedian household income $39,565Median home value $347,800Median rent $856 a month31% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $4,877 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Work and commuting16.2% unemployment rate60% of adults are in the labour force, 13,728 employedMain industries: education and health care 34%, professional and business services 12%, transport, warehousing and utilities 10%Average commute 31 minutes45% drive alone, 7% car-pool, 23% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle, 20% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
Education and languages38% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher90% finished high school, 18% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 91%, Spanish 4%, other languages 2%3% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 81°F, lows 67°FColdest month January: highs 32°F, lows 20°F44 in of rain a yearwettest month May39 in of snow a year, on about 28 days13 days above 90°F, 97 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Chicago Northerly Is station, 3 mi away; rain from Chicago 5.5 Ese; snow from Chicago Midway Ap 3sw
Nearby landmarksIllinois Institute of Technology Mies Campuscollege · 1.3 miCain's Barber Collegecollege · 1.4 miMorgan Pointcape · 1.1 miThirty-first Street Beachbeach · 1.3 miForty-Ninth Street Beachbeach · 1.3 miBurnham Park Harborbay · 2.9 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsBurnham (Daniel)park · under a mile · 631 acresEllis (Samuel)park · under a milePullman National Monumentnational monument · 8.7 miCalumet Parkstate park · 11.7 miBurnham Greenway State Trailstate recreation area · 11.0 miBurnhum Prairie Acquisitionstate recreation area · 12.7 mi · 79 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes3 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.8 on 10 Feb 201047 mi away, near Lily Lake, IllinoisMost recent: magnitude 3.2 on 4 Nov 201311 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very HighCook County, IL, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsCold wave Very HighWinter weather Very HighTornado Very HighRiver flooding Very HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality41% of days had good air in 2025149 of 365 days measured191 moderate, 20 unhealthy for sensitive groups, 5 unhealthy daysMedian index 53, worst day 168main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, Cook County monitors, IL
Internet at home84% of households have a broadband subscription63% have cable, fibre or DSL17% rely on a mobile data plan alone10% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Drinking waterChicagoserves 2,721,308 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 20219 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation599 ft183 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program